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China accelerates crewed lunar mission with commercial partnerships and testing milestones
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 China is integrating commercial competition into its manned lunar exploration program to hasten development. The agency has adopted competitive models for the crewed lunar rover, lunar surface remote-sensing satellites, and low-cost cargo transport systems for the space station. Contracts have been awarded through competitive selection, and development is in progress. The scale and share of commercial participants have increased significantly, contributing substantially to program acceleration. Lo ... read more |
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Lunar Lander Testing Campaign Builds Confidence for Griffin-1 Moon LandingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Astrobotic is preparing for the Griffin-1 lunar landing by applying a rigorous "test like you fly" methodology designed to validate every aspect of its Guidance, Navigation, and Control system. Each ... more 
New partnership targets seamless lunar refueling and docking to boost long term Moon missionsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 ispace inc and OrbitAID Aerospace Private Limited have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainable lunar exploration. The agreement, announced during IAC2025 in Sydney, focuse ... more 
Orion spacecraft prepared for lunar mission as stacking with SLS rocket achievedSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 25, 2025 NASA's Exploration Ground Systems team has completed the stacking and integration of the Lockheed Martin-developed Orion spacecraft, named Integrity, with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in Hig ... more
Griffin-1 lander enters final test phase for multi-payload lunar missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lunar lander is advancing toward its mission to deliver a diverse suite of payloads - including Astrolab's FLIP rover, the Astrobotic CubeRover, and several secondary instrume ... more |
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Lunar mega basin signals radioactive ejecta and reshapes Moon origin storyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2025 New analyses of the South Pole-Aitken basin recast the formation of the Moon's largest impact crater and what it reveals about lunar origins. Led by University of Arizona planetary scientist Jeffrey ... more 
With new analysis, Apollo samples brought to Earth in 1972 reveal exotic sulfur hidden in Moon's mantleProvidence RI (SPX) Oct 07, 2025 When astronauts returned from NASA's final Apollo Moon mission in 1972, some of the samples they collected were sealed and carefully stored away in the hope that future researchers using advanced eq ... more 
Far side lunar mantle found cooler than near side in Chang'e 6 sample studyLondon UK (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 The lunar far side may have a colder interior than the near side, according to a new analysis of rock samples collected by China's Chang'e 6 mission. A study led by researchers from UCL and Peking U ... more
QUT to advance navigation systems for Australia lunar roverBrisbane, Australia (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 QUT's Centre for Robotics will play a central role in keeping Australia's first lunar rover, known as Roo-ver, safely on course during its mission to the Moon. Professor Michael Milford, Direc ... more 
Blue Origin teams with Luxembourg on Oasis 1 lunar resource mapping missionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Blue Origin has announced Project Oasis, a multi-phase campaign to identify and utilize lunar resources. The first mission, Oasis-1, will work with Luxembourg partners to produce the most detailed o ... more |
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Telespazio and ispace Partner on Lunar Transport and Navigation Services
Rome, Italy (SPX) Oct 01, 2025 Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67 percent) and Thales (33 percent), and lunar exploration company ispace have signed a Letter of Intent to begin technical and commercial collaboration to advance lunar transport and communications. The agreement focuses on leveraging ispace's orbital transfer vehicle capabilities in support of ESA's Moonlight Lunar Navigation and Communication Services (LNCS) program. Telespazio, acting as prime contractor for Moonlight under ESA leadership, is devel ... read more
Lunar and Earth Construction Robot Charlotte to Debut in SydneySydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Crest Robotics and Earthbuilt Technology will present Charlotte, the first robot capable of constructing buildings on both Earth and the Moon, at the 76th International Astronautical Congress in Syd ... more |
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Chinese study suggests excess argon in lunar soil may come from Earth windTokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Chinese researchers have proposed that surplus argon-40 detected in lunar soil may originate from a stream of particles escaping Earth's atmosphere, a process they describe as Earth wind. The work, ... more 
Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum ChamberHuntsville AL (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 One year after winning second place in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of the ... more 
Moon rock study reshapes timeline of ancient lunar impactsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 When Apollo 17 astronauts returned with lunar rock sample 76535, they unknowingly carried back a fragment that would continue to puzzle scientists for decades. The rock formed nearly 50 kilometers b ... more 
Moonquakes drive most new lunar landslides since 2009Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 A Chinese-led research team has identified 41 new landslides on the Moon since 2009, concluding that endogenic moonquakes, not fresh impacts, are the primary trigger. The finding redefines understan ... more 
Scalable lunar power study launched by Honda and AstroboticLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2025 Honda Motor Co. and Astrobotic Technology have entered a joint development agreement to investigate scalable lunar power solutions that combine Honda's regenerative fuel cell (RFC) system with Astro ... more |
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